WHERE WERE YOU IN 1973?
January: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that abortion is legal... at least during the first 6 months of pregnancy.
The "Sears Tower" in Chicago opens; it is 1,455 feet tall, the tallest building in the world.
January 28: A ceasefire ends U.S. ground troop involvement in Vietnam. The war has claimed the lives of over 45,000 Americans.
OPEC cuts production of oil; the alleged shortage of gasoline affects everyone. U.S. oil processing cannot meet the demands of Americans. But critics claim the shortage is contrived by the oil companies.
April: Presidential aides Haldeman, Erlichman, and Dean resign as the Watergate scandal edges closer to the White House.
George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
June: President Nixon orders a freeze on all retail food prices.
September: In a tennis "battle of the sexes" contest, the women win big-time. Billy Jean King defeats 55 year-old Bobby Riggs.
October: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns; Agnew pleaded no contest to charges of income tax evasion.
President Nixon fires Watergate prosecutor Archibold Cox when Cox demands White House tape recordings. Nixon appoints Leon Jaworski to replace Cox.
The Oakland Athletics win the World Series.
The Academy award for Best Picture goes to "The Sting." Actress Glenda Jackson wins for her performance in "A Touch of Class."
Jim Croce dies in a plane crash just as his career was taking off.
The "Sears Tower" in Chicago opens; it is 1,455 feet tall, the tallest building in the world.
January 28: A ceasefire ends U.S. ground troop involvement in Vietnam. The war has claimed the lives of over 45,000 Americans.
OPEC cuts production of oil; the alleged shortage of gasoline affects everyone. U.S. oil processing cannot meet the demands of Americans. But critics claim the shortage is contrived by the oil companies.
April: Presidential aides Haldeman, Erlichman, and Dean resign as the Watergate scandal edges closer to the White House.
George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
June: President Nixon orders a freeze on all retail food prices.
September: In a tennis "battle of the sexes" contest, the women win big-time. Billy Jean King defeats 55 year-old Bobby Riggs.
October: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns; Agnew pleaded no contest to charges of income tax evasion.
President Nixon fires Watergate prosecutor Archibold Cox when Cox demands White House tape recordings. Nixon appoints Leon Jaworski to replace Cox.
The Oakland Athletics win the World Series.
The Academy award for Best Picture goes to "The Sting." Actress Glenda Jackson wins for her performance in "A Touch of Class."
Jim Croce dies in a plane crash just as his career was taking off.
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